“Knowledge is Power.” – Sir Francis Bacon If Sir Francis’ wisdom always held true, Shapiro would benevolently rule all the world’s creatures, great and small, since we possess over a century of hard-won knowledge and expertise in Customs and international trade compliance. Fortunately for you, we are not power hungry – only hungry enough to empower […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 111 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 2 tariffs on October 2, 2019. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on August 23, 2018 and before October […]

Yesterday, the US announced that it would be suspending License Exceptions for certain exports of defense equipment and high-technology products to Hong Kong. These items include exports to Hong Kong, re-exports to Hong Kong and in-country transfers of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The announcement comes as no surprise after President Trump […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) partially excluded 89 HTS subheadings from Section 301 List 2 tariffs on September 20, 2019. All cargo that has been entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 AM on August 23, 2018 and before September […]

Per our Shap Flash posted on May 21st , the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced plans to establish an exclusion process for products subject to Section 301 List 3 tariffs. In an updated notice published today, June 20th, the USTR released official plans to open an electronic portal for the submission of […]

As a reminder, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is commencing the public hearing process today, Monday, June 17th, for the proposed Section 301 List 4 tariffs, which would impose an additional 25% in duties on over $300 billion worth of Chinese manufactured goods. The public hearing period will last from Monday, June […]

As July 6th approaches – marking the one year anniversary since the U.S. first imposed an additional 25% duties on Chinese products –  members of Congress are seeking automatic extensions on List 1 products already granted exclusions from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Thus far, all importers who have an eligible […]

On the evening of Friday, June 7th, President Trump announced via Twitter the indefinite suspension of additional tariffs against Mexico that were scheduled for tiered implementation on Monday, June 10th. The additional tariffs were voided as a result of (what has been reported to be either a new (or old)) agreement between the U.S. and […]

On June 3, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the final implementation regulations of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is set to officially replace NAFTA effective July 1. Click here to view the uniform regulations, which cover the interpretation, application and administration of rules of origin, textiles, and customs and trade […]

On June 3, the USTR unofficially released yet another list of HTS subheadings that are either partially or completely excluded from Section 301 List 1 tariffs – making it the fifth round of exclusions issued thus far. The official notice contains one (1) HTS subheading completely excluded from 25% tariffs, and eighty-eight (88) partially excluded HTS subheadings, […]

As you are already aware, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued 3 rounds of exclusions for Section 301 List 3 products between April 23, 2020 and May 21, 2020. At this time, these rounds of exclusions are currently set to expire on August 7, 2020. All cargo that has been entered for […]